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Winched to safety: how a locator beacon saved John Tame s life

Winched to safety: how a locator beacon saved John Tame s life
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Rescue helicopters key to flooding response as Chopper Appeal hits million dollar mark

Date Time Rescue helicopters key to flooding response as Chopper Appeal hits million dollar mark The value of New Zealand’s rescue helicopters in a crisis was never clearer than this week, as chopper crews played a key role in the response to major flooding across the upper South Island. In one particularly dramatic rescue, the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter plucked a man from the roof of his campervan as floodwaters surrounded him in the Motueka Valley. Credit: Carol McKeever It came as this year’s Westpac Chopper Appeal reached a final national fundraising haul of $1,105,984, thanks to the tireless efforts of Kiwi communities.

Man rescued by helicopter after car completely submerged

A man staying next to the Motueka River got a nasty surprise this morning when he awoke to flood waters surrounding his caravan. Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter rescues a man after his car was submerged and his caravan partially submerged by the rising Motueka River Photo: SUPPLIED Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter pilot Barry McAuliffe said the rescued man managed to escape through the roof of his caravan. McAuliffe said they initially thought they were going to a call-out about a campervan with people on the roof, but it turned out to be a caravan with a car completely submerged in front of it.

One airlifted to hospital after icy crash near Tākaka

Skara Bohny16:48, Jul 05 2021 Martin De Ruyter/Stuff One person was flown to Nelson Hospital this morning after a single-car accident near the Tākaka airstrip. One person was airlifted to hospital with moderate injuries after a single-vehicle crash near Tākaka. The sole occupant had to be assisted from the vehicle after crashing into a ditch on State Highway 60, about 5km away from Tākaka towards Collingwood. Tākaka chief fire officer Philip Woolf said a person needed to be “assisted from the vehicle” after it slid on ice on the road, and warned people to be aware of road conditions.

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